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Lamium purpureum
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An introduced annual from Europe, found along roadsides and in fields in spring. Resembles Lamium amplexicaule but can be distinguished by its triangular, wrinkled leaves and the upper leaves that are tinged reddish-purple.
Identification Points
- ✓Upper leaves become reddish-purple
- ✓Leaves are triangular to rounded and wrinkled (rugose)
- ✓Flowers are smaller than those of L. amplexicaule
- ✓Square stem cross-section
Habitat
Roadsides, fields, parks
Season
March to May (flowers)
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf shape
Round
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Flower color
Purple
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Roadside
Stipules
Absent
Ovary position
Superior
Compound type
Pinnate
Phylogenetic Positionシソ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Lamiales > Lamiaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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